Re: kdevplatform mixed licences
Aleix Pol <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Jun 2013 02:17:49 +0200
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--===============8292448641127173956== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae94ed96fa07f7d04e003940a --14dae94ed96fa07f7d04e003940a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Jonathan Riddell <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 07:55:49PM +0200, Aleix Pol wrote: > > * GPL 3+ code: That's just the subversion support. If nobody sees a > better > > solution, I'd move it to playground and extragear and let the users > decide > > if they want to have it. We can add a warning or something on the > README > > or cmake output. > > Yeah that would work, I guess you'd have to judge if this would be a > notable loss for kdevelop. > > > * GPL 2 only code: As far as I understand it's only a matter of having > > KDAB's code relicensed, which David already did, so we can move it > forward > > already? Or we need Manuel? > > I think it does need Manuel who seems to have disappeared sometime around > 2009 :( > > > * LGPL 2 code: I'm unsure why it's a problem. It's because we should > > change them to LGPL2+, right? > > It's not a problem to distribute it, it just doesn't comply with KDE > licence policy which is designed to keep the number of licences to a > minimum so any code sharing doesn't have to think too hard about > it. interestingly LGPL 2 allows for GPL2+ so it's mostly about just > making it easy on any coders who would have to care if they borrowed > the code. > > Jonathan > Hi, I moved the code from kdepim/libkdepim back to kdevplatform and now I could change the license to LGPL 2+. I think this leaves the only issue the svn plugin, which should be removed/disabled before the next version. Aleix --14dae94ed96fa07f7d04e003940a Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Jonathan Riddell <span di= r=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">jr@jridd= ell.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div class=3D"g= mail_quote"> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"im">On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 07= :55:49PM +0200, Aleix Pol wrote:<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0* GPL 3+ code: That's just the subversion support. If= nobody sees a better<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0solution, I'd move it to playground and extragear and= let the users decide<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0if they want to have it. We can add a warning or somethin= g on the README<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0or cmake output.<br> <br> </div>Yeah that would work, I guess you'd have to judge if this would b= e a notable loss for kdevelop.<br> <div class=3D"im"><br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0* GPL 2 only code: As far as I understand it's only a= matter of having<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0KDAB's code relicensed, which David already did, so w= e can move it forward<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0already? Or we need Manuel?<br> <br> </div>I think it does need Manuel who seems to have disappeared sometime ar= ound 2009 :(<br> <div class=3D"im"><br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0* LGPL 2 code: I'm unsure why it's a problem. It&= #39;s because we should<br> > =C2=A0 =C2=A0change them to LGPL2+, right?<br> <br> </div>It's not a problem to distribute it, it just doesn't comply w= ith KDE<br> licence policy which is designed to keep the number of licences to a<br> minimum so any code sharing doesn't have to think too hard about<br> it. interestingly LGPL 2 allows for GPL2+ so it's mostly about just<br> making it easy on any coders who would have to care if they borrowed<br> the code.<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><br> Jonathan<br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Hi,</= div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I moved the code from kdepim/libkdepim back = to kdevplatform and now I could change the license to LGPL 2+.</div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_extra"> <br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">I think this leaves the only issue the= svn plugin, which should be removed/disabled before the next version.</div= ><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Aleix</div= > </div> --14dae94ed96fa07f7d04e003940a-- --===============8292448641127173956== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ KDevelop mailing list [email protected] https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kdevelop --===============8292448641127173956==--